It was a traumatic and pivotal moment for a generation. Generally speaking, Kennedy's New Frontier program also triumphed in boosting the economy, paving the way for several political, international and social reforms. The majority of Kennedy's economic and social reforms were quickly adopted and implemented by Congress after his assassination by his own vice president and successor, Lyndon Baines Johnson, who quickly renamed Kennedy's New Frontier "The Great Society." . Unfortunately, John Kennedy himself did not live to see the majority of his New Frontier enacted. Kennedy had designed an ambitious legislative agenda for the preceding years of his term. However, with the 1964-1966 enactment of the Kennedy Agenda, in his final year he gained respect, as a liberal force for change, after his death (U.S. State Department).,